There are 5 ways to get from Harbin to Almaty by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly
best- Fly from Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane HRB - ALA
9h 53m$338–412Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Harbin to Shenyang North Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shenyang North to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
3d 1h$133–239Train, drive via Taiyuan
- Take the train from Harbin to Shenyang North Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shenyang North to Taiyuan Southtrain
- Take the train from Taiyuan South to Baodingtrain
- Take the train from Baoding to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
2d 5h$176–319Drive 4,785.5 km
- Drive from Harbin to Almatycar 4,785.5 km
2d 1h$603–871Train, bus
- Take the train from Harbin to Manzhoulitrain
- Take the bus from Manzhouli to Chita Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Chita 2 to Novosibirsk Gltrain
- Take the train from Novosibirsk-Glavny to Almaty 2train
4d 23h$245–439
Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Harbin to Almaty is to train and drive which costs $130 - $240 and takes 3 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Harbin to Almaty is to fly which takes 9h 53m and costs $330 - $420.
The distance between Harbin and Almaty is 3905 km. The road distance is 4785.5 km.
The best way to get from Harbin to Almaty without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 23h and costs $240 - $440.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Harbin to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h behind Harbin. It is currently 2:58 PM in Harbin and 11:58 AM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Harbin to Almaty is 4786 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Harbin to Almaty.
There are 3666+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Harbin, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
China Southern Airlines, Air China, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Harbin Taiping International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Harbin Taiping International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Train from Harbin to Shenyang North Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $34–37
- 1st Class Seat
- $56–61
- Business Class Seat
- $80–120
Train from Shenyang North to Taiyuan South
- 2nd Class Seat
- $75–85
- 1st Class Seat
- $125–140
- Business Class Seat
- $180–260
Train from Harbin to Shenyang North Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $34–37
- 1st Class Seat
- $56–61
- Business Class Seat
- $80–120
- Phone
- 8 (3022) 35-99-66
- Website
- chitaavtovokzal.ru
Bus from Manzhouli to Chita Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30
- Schedules at
- chitaavtovokzal.ru
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